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Montgomery (John J.) Personal Papers
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Box 01

 

Folder 01

Physical Description: 1. Book: Knights of the Air, owned by Glenn Ford, star of the movie Gallant Journey.
 

Folder 02 – Montgomery Monument Information

Physical Description: Containing 48 items: 1. Construction diagram by Ace Campbell. 2. Montgomery monument commemoration program dated Nov. 11, 1961.
 

Folder 03 – Glider Design

Physical Description: Information on basic Montgomery glider design, including: 1. A hand written letter to Don Driese from Garland Godwin. 2. Drawings of glider # 1.
 

Folder 04 – Flights Otay

Physical Description: Information on Otay experiments (containing 27 items): 1. A deposition by Charles Burroughs regarding the first Otay flight. 2. A presentation by Edward Leiser in June of 1987.
 

Folder 05 – Montgomery Manuscript & Correspondence

Physical Description: Including correspondence dated 1894 (containing 6 items): 1. Montgomery, John J. “Soaring Flight”, 1894.
 

Folder 06 – Newsprint Articles

 

Folder 07 – Photographs of Montgomery Monument

Physical Description: Containing 23 items: 1. Photographs of William Chana at Montgomery Memorial.
 

Folder 08 – Articles on Newsprint from Flights Otay folder (containing 5 items):

Physical Description: 1. Is glider legend fact or fancy, San Diego Union-Tribune Nov.3, 1996.
 

Box 02

 

Folder 09 – Montgomery Glider Contest

Physical Description: Containing 60 items: 1. A hand written letter from Waldo Waterman to A. G. Klein dated Dec. 8, 1968. 2. A letter to Michael Collins, Director, National Air and Space Museum, from Waldo Waterman Dec. 7,1971. 3. A handwritten letter from Florence Bergstrom dated Jan. 15, 1973. 4. A list of entries for the contest dated Oct. 3, 1973. 5. Contest flyer titled “Win $1500”. 6. A hand written letter (pencil) to Governor Brown regarding Montgomery gliders dated 1962.
 

Folder 10- Drawing of Control System.

Physical Description: This folder is restricted due to brittleness. (1 item)
 

Folder 11 – Montgomery Experiments

Physical Description: Containing 27 items, includes non-Otay Mesa experiments.
 

Folder 12 – Reproductions folder

Physical Description: Containing 2 items: 1. “Proceedings of the International Conference on Aerial Navigation,” American Engineer and Railroad Journal, New York, 1894.
 

Folder 13 – News articles & Information from film: “Gallant Journey”

 

Folder 14 – Montgomery lawsuit documents and news articles

 

Folder 15 – Montgomery patent correspondence

Physical Description: Containing 4 items: 1. Statement by Charles Perry regarding Montgomery research.
 

Folder 16 – Albert Arnhym folder

 

Folder 17 – Charles Leahy folder

Physical Description: Containing 1 item: 1. Affidavit regarding 1905 flight.
 

Folder 18 – Additional Montgomery Articles and Information

Physical Description: Containing 21 items: 1. Article, First Man on Record to Leave Earth on Wings, Popular Science October, 1930. 2. Article, Montgomery and the Birds, John Hettich, Aero Digest, 1946. 3. Pamphlet, Proceedings of the International Conference on Aerial Navigation, The American and Railroad Journal, 1874.
 

Folder 19- Waldo Waterman folder

Physical Description: Containing 9 items: 1. Letter from Michael Collins, Director, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, to Waldo Waterman, Early Birds of Aviation, Nov. 24, 1971.
 

Folder 20 – Octave Chanute folder

 

Folder 21 – Thomas Baldwin folder

Physical Description: 1. Letter from Thomas Baldwin to J.J. Montgomery regarding “great Ship”,June 20, 1903.
 

Folder 22 – Victor Loughead book, Aeroplane Designing for Amateurs

Physical Description: 1. Letter from Glenn Curtis to James E. Plew regarding Montgomery patents, Oct. 20, 1911
 

Folder 23 – Articles on newsprint from Glider Contest folder

Physical Description: Containing 2 items: 1. Article, Want $500? Go Fly a Kite, San Diego Independent, July 21, 1968.
 

Folder 24 – Photographs from the Glider Contest folder

Physical Description: Containing 2 items: 1. Thirteen sleeved photos of glider contest entries.
 

Folder 25 - Articles on newsprint from Reproductions folder

Physical Description: Containing 8 items: 1. Article, Montgomery’s flight copied, Chula Vista Star-News, July 17, 1975. 2. Photo article, Mission Scrubbed, San Diego Evening Tribune, Aug 29, 1983.
 

Folder 26 - Articles on newsprint from Waldo Waterman folder

 

Folder 27 – Articles on newsprint from Gallant Journey folder

Physical Description: Containing 5 items: 1. Article, Air Pioneer’s Brother Here, San Diego Daily Journal, Sept. 23, 1946.
 

Folder 28 – Articles on newsprint from Montgomery Experiments folder

Physical Description: 1. Article, Obscure Aviation Pioneer Remembered, Los Angeles Times, Feb. 19, 1978.
 

Box 03

 

Folder 29 – Montgomery Glider Drawings and Information I

Physical Description: Containing 32 items: 1. Booklet, Early Development of the Warping Principle. 2. Pencil drawings and calculations on graph paper. 3. Newsletter Low and Slow, Self-Soaring Society, June 18, 1973.
 

Folder 30 – Montgomery Drawings and Information II

Physical Description: Containing 32 items: 1. Research paper, Wind Tunnel Tests of the Montgomery Glider, Ron Ridenour, and May 3, 1975. 2. Drawings, Montgomery 1883 glider, fuselage assembly and details. 3. Second proposal drawing Montgomery glider, Mar. 23, 1957. 4. 1883 John J. Montgomery glider wing fabric plan, Howard “Ace” Campbell Nov. 19, 1974.
 

Folder 31 – Articles on newsprint from Montgomery gliders and information folder I

 

Folder 32 – Articles on newsprint from Montgomery gliders and information folder II

 

Folder 33 – Articles on newsprint from Montgomery Monument folder

 

Folder 34 – Montgomery Monument folder

Physical Description: Containing 42 Items: 1. Program, Montgomery Memorial service, Aug 5, 1962. 2. Letter to Junior Chamber of Commerce from Johnson Construction containing bid proposal for Montgomery Monument, Dec. 15, 1949. 3. Montgomery commemoration fact sheet dated May 20, 1950. 4. Specifications for Montgomery Memorial by L. Ruocco, architect.
 

Folder 35 – General glider information folder

Physical Description: Containing 42 Items: 1. J. J. Montgomery 1883 glider landmark presentation folder, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, May 11, 1996. 2. Research paper, John Joseph Montgomery and the Controversy of 1883, Arthur Martin, Mar. 1984. 3. Paper, 1883 John J. Montgomery Flight Attempt, Bob Fronius. 4. Deposition, Isabel Arnold, Nov. 1945.
 

Box 04

 

Folder 36 – Articles on newsprint from J.J. Montgomery I

Physical Description: Containing 12 items: 1. Article, A rare look at John J. Montgomery, San Diego Union, Jul. 14, 1963. 2. Article, He gave us wings, Peninsula living, Sept. 10, 1960. 3. Article, Montgomery, Flight or fancy? San Diego Independent, Aug. 28, 1969.
 

Folder 37 – J. J. Montgomery file I

Physical Description: Containing 42 items: 1. Hand written correspondence from Don Dreise to Brewster Reynolds, Aug. 27, 1976. 2. Magazine article, His head was in the clouds, Howard Watkins, Westways, October, 1961. 3. Article, Faculty appointment, San Jose Mercury & Herald, Aug. 13, 1911. 4. Handwritten letter from Charles Lindbergh to Owen Clark, Dec. 17, 1972.
 

Folder 38 – Articles on newsprint from J.J. Montgomery file II

Physical Description: 1. Article, California’s first flier, Harry P. Bagley, Sacramento Bee, Nov. 16, 1940.
 

Folder 39 – J.J. Montgomery folder II

Physical Description: Containing 37 items: 1. Commemoration program from Nov. 11, 1961. 2. Photostat of hand written letter from J.J. Montgomery to his sister, Aug. 30, 1894. 3. Hand written letter from Herb Kelley to George Williams, Mar. 10, 1988. 4. Fabric purported to be from 1883 glider, Sept. 29, 1981.
 

Folder 40 – Rev. A. D. Spearman, S.J. folder

Physical Description: 1. Book, John Joseph Montgomery, A Chronology of Achievements, A. D. Spearman, University of Santa Clara, Mar. 1976. 2. Handwritten letter Rev. Spearman to Mike Higgins, July 20, 1971.
 

Folder 41 – J.J. Montgomery Youth Glider Program, Inc.

Physical Description: Containing 6 items: 1. Montgomery youth glider program certificate for Owen Clarke, Jul. 13, 1967. 2. Glider program information manual.
 

Folder 42 – Montgomery/ Chanute correspondence folder

Physical Description: Containing 32 items: 1. Photstatic copy of letter from Orville Wright to R H. Fleet, Oct. 26, 1944. 2. Montgomery 1883 glider construction information notes.
 

Folder 43 – Articles on newsprint from Montgomery family and genealogy folder

 

Folder 44 – Montgomery family and genealogy folder

Physical Description: Containing 27 items: 1. Photocopy of handwritten letter from Leo W. Ruth Sr. regarding Montgomery family home location. 2. Biography of Zachariah Montgomery, John J. Montgomery’s father, Contemporary Biography of California’s Representative Men, Alanzo Phelps, San Francisco, A.L. Bancroft & co. , 1882. 3. Series of copied photos with information on reverse, 1906.
 

Folder 45 – Correspondence from Everett Vail Church

 

Folder 46 – Winsor Josselyn Book folder

Physical Description: 1. Article, He Flew in 1883, Harper’s Magazine, Nov. 1930. 2. Manuscript, John Joseph Montgomery, Pioneer Man of Wings, April 22, 1946.
 

Folder 47 – Victor Loughead book, Vehicles of the Air

 

Folder 48 – Bob Wilson book on John J. Montgomery

 

Folder 49 – Martin Cole folder

 

Folder 50 – Wright brothers folder

Physical Description: 1. Article Montgomery’s information helps Wright brothers.
 

Folder 51 – Glider drawings folder

Physical Description: Containing 6 items: 1. Institute of Aeronautical Sciences drawings.
 

Folder 52 – Montgomery/Chanute/Wright correspondence folder

Physical Description: Containing 26 items: 1. City of San Diego proclamation John J. Montgomery day issued Aug. 22, 1968. 2. Letter from Thomas Baldwin to Orville Wright dated Nov. 1, 1911. 3. Letter from Orville Wright to Thomas Baldwin dated Nov. 18, 1911.
 

Folder 53 – Cemetery plot folder